Feathered Friends Mementos offers unique feathered jewelry

Jinx opened Feathered Friends Mementos on ArtFire.com 11-10-08.  I just love all her jewelry!  Her Biography reads: "I've been creating art of all types since childhood but decided to start my business in 2008.
Jinx is an old high school nickname because I'm a klutz with cat like reflexes, lol - which I used for my online user name for years. When I opened my Etsy shop I didn't realize that the user name was the shop name, duh! and by then it was too late to change. Since I already had a long term presence under this username I just kept it as all my shop names but my DBA is Feathered Friends Mementos.
I'm a full time paramedic in the Houston area, which I love, but my creative side needs more positive reinforcement. So I decided to start a business creating jewelry and other items from feathers. My avatar is my caique parrot, Royal and is my main inspiration."

Jinx creates jewelry, personal items, paintings and drawings inspired by birds and their feathers. She loves creating custom orders using the feathers of someone's parrot companion or recreating one of her designs or your design with different metals or colors.  Her skills and techniques include wire wrapping, watercolor painting, pencil drawings, pet parrot portraits, personalized jewelry and items from your own feathers.  You can find Jinx at http://www.featheredfriendsmementos.com and http://jinx1764.blogspot.com.  Customers have said "Superfast shipping! Thanks! Now...send me some wire wrapping skills to play with the cab! Thanks again!", and "Great interactions for custom order! Thank you!!"  Below is a sample of some of the wonderful items available in her shop.  Be sure to stop in and see all she ahs to offer!

 

All I can say is WOW!  So many beautiful items in this shop- be sure to take your time and look around.  You don't want to miss one thing!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Rocky Creek Gems offers stunning jewelry

Linda McMurray lives in Texas with her husband, 6 dogs, and 3 cats.  On 11-20-08 she opened Rocky Creek Gems, which is named for the creek that runs through 86 acres of their family property.  Linda has been making things for as long as she can remember.  She enjoys working with gemstones, beadwork, knitting, crocheting, quilting, sewing, and embroidery.  As a former middle school science teacher she likes making use of unusual items.  She's also the author of 2 wild crafting booklets available through Texas Parks.  Her customers think she is a wonderful seller and have said "I love my crocheted hearts!  They are fabulous!  Great shipping experience", "Great things!  Your work is great!", and "Thank you for the fast shipping of my order.  Your work is outstanding!  The pieces are more than beautiful!  Thank you for sharing your talented gifts of beading!"  One look in her shop and you'll agree- Linda is an amazing artist!  As I was browsing through her items I found myself saying WOW! quite often.  Her pieces truly are outstanding.  She also has a blog at RockyCreekGems.blogspot.com, which I found quite interesting and fun to read.  Here are just a few of my favorites from her shop.  Click on the pictures to visit her studio and see all that she has to offer.

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Chantilly Lace on Artfire.com is all about romance

Darcy Robinson of Edmonton Alberta is the lady behind Chantilly Lace on Artfire.com.  She offers beautiful, romantic hair pieces, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.  Darcy is a stay at home mom who stays busy with creating accessories inspired by beautiful things.  She's a romantic at heart, with her wedding day and the birth of her daughter being the best days in her life.  Such special moments, combined with her love for vintage are where most of her inspiration comes from.  She loves working with pearls, lace, and different fabrics.  She finds vintage pieces special because they all have their own story to tell.  She tries to give vintage pieces a new life, recreating the piece so their journey can continue and some one else can enjoy their beuty.  Chantilly Lace can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.  This is just a sample of the beautiful items avaiable from her shop.

-Michelle of CreativeCritters